Laos vs Thailand: Elected parliament
Laos
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Laos rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Laos
- Thailand
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Thailand ahead.
Laos ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 10 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Laos |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Laos |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Laos |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Laos |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Laos or Thailand?
- Laos, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Laos and Thailand?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Thailand?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Thailand rank globally for elected parliament?
- Laos ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.